Animal Hercule Poirot

If a giraffe or elephant wanted a peach, 
consider - they would only have to reach. 
That the giraffe could do it, everyone knows. 
So could an elephant with his very long nose. 
But look for the motive and you'll find the brute,
the pie-eating gorilla who pilfered your fruit.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2025

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Wolf Avatar
June 7, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Nice write, Sherlock. ~ Watts' son, here
Crandall Avatar
June 8, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Elementary!
Rodrigues Avatar
June 6, 2025 at 6:30 PM
LOL! Never ass-u-me, as they say!
Crandall Avatar
June 7, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Haha - true!
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